# marcach
## Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish marcach.

### Pronunciation

* (Munster, Connacht) IPA: /ˈmˠaɾˠkəx/
* (Ulster) IPA: /ˈmˠaɾˠka(x)/

### Noun

marcach m (genitive singular marcaigh, nominative plural marcaigh)
* rider, horseman; jockey
* cavalryman; (plural) cavalry
* (historical) cavalier
* (nautical) rider
* (agriculture) corn sprout

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
marcach
marcaigh
vocative
a mharcaigh
a mharcacha
genitive
marcaigh
marcach
dative
marcach
marcaigh
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an marcach
na marcaigh
genitive
an mharcaigh
na marcach
dative
leis an marcach don mharcach
leis na marcaigh :

#### Synonyms

* eachaí
* (jockey): jacaí

#### Derived terms

* banmharcach (“horsewoman”)
* cóta marcaigh (“riding-coat”)
* feadhain marcach (“troop of horsemen”)
* marcach cinnireachta (“postillion”)
* marcach toinne (“surf-rider”)
* marcachán (“little rider, little horseman”)
* marcachas (“horsemanship”)
* oifigeach marcach (“cavalry officer”)
* patról marcach (“mounted patrol”)
* piostal marcaigh (“horse-pistol”)

#### Related terms

* marcaigh (“ride”, verb)
* marcaíocht (“(act of) riding, horsemanship; ride; drive, lift”)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “marcach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 marcach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 54

## Old Irish
### Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *markākos. Equivalent to marc (“horse”) +‎ -ach.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmarkax/

### Noun

marcach m (genitive marcaig, nominative plural marcaig)
* rider, horseman

#### Inflection

Masculine o-stem :
| | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Nominative | marcach | marcach$^L$ | marcaig$^L$ |
| Vocative | marcaig | marcach$^L$ | marcachu$^H$ |
| Accusative | marcach$^N$ | marcach$^L$ | marcachu$^H$ |
| Genitive | marcaig$^L$ | marcach | marcach$^N$ |
| Dative | marcuch$^L$ | marcachaib | marcachaib |
| Initial mutations of a following adjective: $^H$ = triggers aspiration $^L$ = triggers lenition $^N$ = triggers nasalization ||||

#### Derived terms

* marcachas
* marcachdae
* marcaigecht

#### Descendants

* Irish: marcach
* Manx: markiagh
* Scottish Gaelic: marcach

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 marcach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmar.t͡sax/
* Rhymes: -art͡sax
* Syllabification: mar‧cach

### Noun

marcach m
* locative plural of marzec

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Old Irish marcach.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmaɾxkəx/

### Noun

marcach m
* rider, horseman
* cavalier, knight
* jockey

#### Synonyms

* marcaiche

### Adjective

marcach
* equestrian

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* Edward Dwelly (1911) “marcach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 marcach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language